Okay.....so you're asking what this blog is all about. Well, as the title implies, it is about classic rock music which may include new releases and / or music that I recommend you check out. You are probably not going to hear most of what is listed here on your local radio stations. You may not even hear it on the satellite stations (XM and Sirius) since they continue to tighten their playlists all the time.

Tuesday, October 03, 2006

"New" Beatles album to be released

Ahhh....yeah.....a "new" Beatles album. Something tells me they are screwing with history here and the results won't be good. Anyone remember the "Stars on 45" mix of Beatles tunes? Just my opinion.

"New" Beatles album to be released

LONDON (Reuters) - A "new" album of Beatles music mixed by their legendary producer George Martin and described as a new "way of reliving the whole Beatles musical lifespan," will be released in November.

EMI Music and Apple Corps Ltd. said on Tuesday that Martin and his son Giles began work on the album, called "Love," after getting permission from Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and Yoko Ono Lennon and Olivia Harrison representing John Lennon and George Harrison.

The music has already been used as the soundtrack to the theatrical Cirque du Soleil show called "Love."

"This music was designed for the Love show in Las Vegas but in doing so we've created a new Beatles album," George Martin said in a statement.

"The Beatles always looked for other ways of expressing themselves and this is another step forward for them.

"What people will be hearing on the album is a new experience, a way of re-living the whole Beatles musical lifespan in a very condensed period."

The Martins worked from the original master tapes from the Abbey Road studios to produce a medley of Beatles music by remixing favorite songs, such as Harrison's "Within You Without You" being played to the drum-track of "Tomorrow Never Knows."

EMI Music, part of EMI Group Plc, and Apple Corps Ltd., the English company that administers The Beatles' interests, said the album would be released worldwide in November. Additional information such as the track listing will be released later.As always, comments are welcome.